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When the line blurs between sport photography and photojournalismhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/apr/19/sport-photography-photojournalism-boston-bombing
Like Hillsborough before it, the Boston Marathon bombing has highlighted how sports stories can quickly turn into breaking news events. When this happens, photographers have to decide whether to help or keep on shooting<p>"I was covering the finish line at ground level at the marathon. Everything was going on as usual. It was jovial – people were happy, clapping – and getting to a point where it gets a little boring as a photographer. And then we heard this explosion." These words are from Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki, who has covered more than 20 marathons in his home city. The joyous, celebratory, almost party-like finish area was suddenly transformed into a scene of devastation and destruction. This made me think: for more than 20 years I have been photographing the London Marathon finish; how would I react to a similar scenario? </p><p>The Boston bombings happened exactly 24 years to the day after another sporting occasion was transformed into a scene of death and carnage – the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989. At the time I was about to leave college; a year later, and I may have been covering that match. But, ever since that day, I have wondered what I would have done as a photographer when the match was stopped and the horror in the Leppings Lane End unfolded. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/apr/19/sport-photography-photojournalism-boston-bombing">Continue reading...</a>PhotographyArt and designCultureHillsborough disasterFootballSportBoston Marathon bombingBostonWorld newsFri, 19 Apr 2013 15:06:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/apr/19/sport-photography-photojournalism-boston-bombingPhotograph: John Tlumacki/APDon't shoot? … the second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. <em>Click on image to enlarge.</em>
Photograph: John Tlumacki/Boston Globe/APPhotograph: John Tlumacki/APDon't shoot? … the second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. <em>Click on image to enlarge.</em>
Photograph: John Tlumacki/Boston Globe/APTom Jenkins2013-04-19T15:06:00Z